Undercurrent

Undercurrent is invested in researching the relevance and potential of rigorous and specific dance technique within the performance setting. Their work emerges from deep investigations into the joyride of floorwork–practiced with a seamless, fluid, and muscular continuity, and an eye for the thrill of kinesthesia. At their core, they hold the belief that communal care precedes the possibility of risk, and that attunement to collectivism is a vital and precious practice.

As a creative partnership within Undercurrent, Alethea Alexander (she/her) and Hilary Grumman (she/her) have been making work together since 2023. Their collaborative performance projects have been presented at Actualize (2024), Pike Street Plaza (2025), UW Meany Studios (2025), Cornish Playhouse (2025), Mutuus Studio (2023), and 12th Ave Arts (forthcoming 2026). Their partnership has been supported by 4Culture, Abbey Arts, Walk Don’t Run, Cornish College of the Arts, Mosswood Hollow Retreat Center, University of Washington, Velocity Dance Center, Glenn Kawasaki, and CO-.